5 November 2008
Eating in Yemen
Some people don't think much of Yemeni food but I beg to differ. There are very basic meals with just beans but there's… Posted by Alex Chan on Thursday, November 8, 2007
5 November 2008
Civil war, travel plans and street scenes
Civil war Last trip I bought souvenirs from Yemen (for the first time) fearing that I’d never be back. Now I fear (perhaps unfounded) that global events and the civil war in Saada may worsen… and the country would not be safe for any foreigner. So I thought I’d go shooting with my camera. Trust […]
3 November 2008
Moving house with child labour
Above: Our two helpers … one big wheelbarrow and one small one. One young man and child labour. We moved into our new home today. With the paid help of a boy and a young man and their wheel barrows, we moved Marie’s stuff over from Kristina’s flat … plus our wheely travelbags in tow. We […]
2 November 2008
Our new home and killing a sheep
Marie had sent her feelers out for possible accommodation. This morning we got a phone call from a Yemeni friend of hers (and her French husband) who had a place available. Instead of settling into the nitty-gritty of the rental issue, we went out for lunch … then went to the house where we settled […]
1 November 2008
Happy Birthday Kitty
Above: Hello Kitty’s birthday! Today, being the first of November, is Hello Kitty’s Birthday. Not that I’m a fan of that Japanese cartoon cat. But I came across a picture of it in Hong Kong saying that it was born in London on 1 November! Why London?!?! It is only my second night back in […]
30 October 2008
Short night-stop
I had booked a night into a relatively cheap Panorama Deira Hotel in Dubai for my overnight. With the scheduled flights arriving from JFK at 1945 and departing for Sana’a at 0710, it would have been a little cruel to oneself to spend the night at the airport after a sleepless night flight. But it […]
29 October 2008
Jump-starting a whale
I had a full day to kill before my 2300 departure out of JFK airport. After a leisurely breakfast I toddled over to the United Nations for their free tour. They have guides leading tours through the day and we had a particularly informative chap from Israel. With more time on my hands, I settled […]
28 October 2008
Pleading poverty
Weatherwise, it was a nasty day in the Big Apple. Cold, wet and windy. My Couchsurfing host suggested the Museum of Natural History as a good indoor attraction to kill the day. Good choice! Entry was by donation, suggested at USD 15. At the current exchange rate it was quite a pinch so I pleaded […]
27 October 2008
Food poisoning from First World food
After two weeks in Cuba I land back in “civilisation” … Miami Airport. We landed at 1212 from Nassau after a short 1h12 flight with American Airlines on a prop plane. At Miami Airport Kim and I shared a ham sandwich, then I bought a turkey sandwich for later. Ooops! Bad move. I ended up […]